This week, ILRI’s Andrew Mude introduced an index-based livestock insurance scheme at the ‘Future of Pastoralism in Africa’ Conference. This initiative has been instituted, in partnership with UAP Insurance and Equity Bank, for pastoral herders in Marsabit District, in northern Kenya’s great drylands. This is the first insurance ever offered the Samburu, Gabra, Rendille, Borana, … Continue reading
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Exploring weather index insurance in Ethiopia
Researchers, insurance brokers, insurance companies, banks, donors, ministry of agriculture and non-governmental organizations participated in a workshop this week to discuss index insurance for agriculture in Ethiopia. Three projects of the Index Insurance Innovation Initiative (I4) hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the international Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Livestock Research … Continue reading
Index-based livestock insurance project in northern Kenya wins PEGnet best practice award
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) led Index-based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) project in northern Kenya, which provides livestock insurance to over 2000 households in Marsabit district to help livestock herders sustain their livestock-dependent livelihoods during drought, has received a best-practice award from the Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network in recognition of the project’s innovative approach … Continue reading
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IBLI explores opportunities in Ethiopia
A one day workshop was held at the ILRI Addis Ababa campus on 12th July 2010 aiming to introduce potential partners and key stakeholders to the concept of index-based livestock insurance (IBLI), outlining the key relevant issues from the Marsabit pilot, and discuss our interest in developing a similar kind of product for Southern Ethiopia. … Continue reading
Innovative livestock insurance program launched in Kenya
In the arid, dusty Marsabit region of northern Kenya, most people rely on livestock for food, milk and income to survive. So when a drought hits the already desertlike area and plants and animals begin to die, the entire population is at risk of famine. And because northern Kenya experiences drought about every … Continue reading
Satellites to help Kenyans insure against drought
Satellites measuring the greenness of Kenya from space are set to help insure livestock herders against droughts and mitigate the effects of climate change, experts said Friday. “This is a new approach to tackle an old problem,” Carlos Sere, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), said of the satellite-based insurance for cattle, … Continue reading
Index-Based Livestock Insurance 